AN: Okay, I know I haven't updated in about forever but I've been really busy. Besides, you people didn't really review the last chapter besides one person I know from school (not that her review wasn't much appreciated but it was only one review) so I figured you wouldn't mind waiting that much. Also, this chapter is quite a bit longer than the others. Just a few notes on this chapter:

If Tucker and/or Sam's parents have names I am unaware of what they are.

Free Spirits outfit has nothing to do with valentine's day, I planned it out way beforehand Anyway, here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: Do I really have to say it anymore? Just look at the disclaimers on the other chapters!

Conformity hovered over Casper High, her arms crossed. It would be daybreak soon, and Free Spirit would come here again. But there was still the problem of the ghost boy, Danny Phantom. Free Spirit had been clever to befriend him. Now Conformity couldn't touch her until he was out of the picture.

"Didn't quite go as planned, I see." came a familiar voice from behind her.

She turned around to see Vlad in his ghost form. "I told you to let me take care of it!" she hissed at him.

"But you're having a bit of trouble, aren't you?"

"Shut up! I don't need your help, or your sympathy! I've dealt with Free Spirit before, I know what I'm doing!"

"But you haven't dealt with Daniel before, whereas I have." said Vlad, "Listen to me, you can't just keep attacking at random. Daniel can handle reacting to that, but he's a bit slower at picking up on plans."

"So what you're saying is that I need to plan this all out first."

"As long as Daniel and Free Spirit are together you can't even get close to her. You need to come up with a way to separate them without either of them realizing it."

"Alright, I'll take it from here." said Conformity.

"If you need my help, you know where to find me." said Vlad.

Conformity scoffed. "Don't count on it."

Vlad left and Conformity sat down on the roof of the school. "They must have some weakness I can use... Something I can exploit, so I can separate them without them noticing... I'll just have to wait and watch until I realize what it is..."

"Tucker, make it stop!" yelled Danny, covering his ears in an attempt to block out the horrible noise blaring from the alarm clock.

"I can't, the button stopped working!" said Tucker as he repeatedly jabbed his finger into the 'alarm reset' button.

"Then unplug it!"

"I did, there's a backup power source!"

"Give it to me!" said Free Spirit as she snatched it out of his hands. She opened the clock and tinkered with the wiring a bit until the alarm stopped. "There," she said as she put it back together, "I fixed the alarm and it also won't run fast anymore." She placed the clock back on Tucker's bedside table and he looked at it.

"Thanks," he said in somewhat of a shock, "but how did you do that?"

"Yeah, now that I think of it you also built that huge gun out of random devices in Vlad's lab." Danny added.

Free Spirit sighed. "I don't know how to explain it, really... It's like I look at the wires and connections and I just know... I automatically understand how it works."

The daylight crept into the room and fell upon Free Spirit. She started glowing as her clothes changed to a pink T-shirt with a red heart made of sequins on it. Her hair was in two long blond ponytails and she wore a knee length denim skirt and strappy, red, high-heeled shoes.

"Wow," said Tucker, "I wish it were that easy for me to get ready for school."

"So is there a special story behind this outfit too?" asked Danny,

"No, but it is cute!" said Free Spirit cheerfully.

"Well, those of us without the instant outfit changing ability have to go and get ready for school now." said Tucker.

"Tucker's parents don't know you're here, so stay in here. If you leave this room they could see you." said Danny.

Why would that be a problem?" asked Free Spirit, "I'm in my human form, aren't I?"

"Yeah, but that wouldn't be the problem." said Tucker.

"The problem would be Tuck's parents finding out that he snuck some random girl into the house and kept her here overnight." Danny explained.

"But what if I-" Free Spirit started to say.

"Just stay here!" Danny cut her off, "We don't want to make this any more difficult than it has to be!"

"Alright..." said Free Spirit meekly as she looked at the floor.

"It won't take long for me and Tucker to get ready. Just try to stay out of trouble in that time."

She nodded, still staring at the floor. Danny and Tucker left to get ready. They were just finishing up when they heard Tucker's dad.

"Son, do you know where the tape is?"

Without even thinking, Tucker responded "Yeah, it's on my desk in my room."

"Alright, I'll get it."

Danny and Tucker froze and looked at each other wide eyed before lunging at the door. They opened it in time to see Tucker's dad walking into his room.

"Dad, wait, I can explain!" Tucker yelled as he ran in after him.

"Explain what?" his dad asked as he picked up the tape and turned around.

Tucker looked around. Free Spirit wasn't there anymore.

"Uhh... explain why the tape was in here!" said Tucker thinking fast, "I needed to use it for a project for school."

"Tucker, I don't care that the tape was in your room."

"Well... it was just so there was no misunderstanding." said Tucker.

His dad looked at him strangely and left the room. Danny walked over to Tucker.

"She wasn't there, was she?" said Danny.

"Nope," said Tucker, "Good thing she doesn't listen huh?

The doorbell rang and they heard Tucker's mom open the door to a girl's voice.

"Are Tucker and Danny ready yet?"

"I think they're still getting ready. Who are you?"

"Oh, I'm sorry! How rude of me! My name is River, I'm new here and I met Tucker and Danny at school yesterday."

"Oh, well come inside, I'm sure they'll be ready soon."

Tucker looked at Danny. "Man, she's good!" he said in amazement.

"I know," said Danny, "it almost has me worried..."

They grabbed their bags and went downstairs to find Free Spirit sitting at the kitchen table and Tucker's mom at the sink.

"There you two are!" said Tucker's mom, "Your friend River came looking for you."

Free Spirit smiled and gave a subtle wave from where she was sitting.

"So... River... that's an unusual name, is there a story behind it?" asked Tucker's mom.

Free Spirit's eyes widened for a moment as she realized that she now needed an explanation for a name she had made up off the top of her head.

"Umm... yes... My parent's named me River because... that's where they met! They met by a river!"

"That's strange... wouldn't they give you the same name as the river instead?"

"Well... the river had a really long name that was hard to pronounce so they just went with 'river'!" Free Spirit said as she gave Tucker and Danny a look that said 'get me out of here before she asks any more questions'.

"Hey, look at the time! We'd better leave before we're late for school!" said Tucker so fast it was barely comprehensible.

"But you still have another hour before-" Tucker's mom started.

"See you later, mom!" Tucker cut her off as he and Danny grabbed Free Spirit and rushed out the door. Once outside, the three of them let out a sigh of relief. "Man, that was close..." said Tucker.

"For the record, that wasn't my fault." said Free Spirit.

"You left Tucker's room after you told me you wouldn't!" said Danny furiously, "You lied to me!"

"I only left so Tucker's dad wouldn't find me." Free Spirit explained.

"That doesn't explain why you showed up at the front door!"

"Because I can't risk being separated from you! Even if I'm not far away, if you don't know where I am or what's happening to me I'm a sitting duck for Conformity!"

"She's right," said Tucker, "any moment that you don't know exactly what her situation is could be her last."

"I'm sorry," Free Spirit apologized, "I don't mean to be a burden, it's just that..."

"Don't worry about it," said Danny, "it's not your fault. Besides, I have to protect you in order to protect myself too."

"That's right... Vlad also seeks my destruction in order to break your spirit and gain the upper hand..."

"Wow, the situation can't get much worse, can it?" said Tucker.

"Well enough about that, let's go get Sam!" said Free Spirit cheerfully.

Danny and Tucker looked at her in shock.

"Aren't you worried?" asked Tucker.

"Of course I am, but I have a job to do. I can't let my fears get in the way. The only way I can hope to even weaken Conformity is to get more people to be free spirited. And even if Conformity weren't out to get me, I would need to get more people to be free spirited in order to preserve myself."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." said Danny, "We can't let our fears get the best of us."

"Right now, let's go get Sam." said Tucker.

When they got to Sam's house they didn't even get a chance to ring the doorbell before Sam ran out the door and slammed it shut behind her.

"Sam? What's going on?" asked Danny.

"My mom went shopping for me yesterday." said Sam.

"Honey, please try it on! It's such a nice dress and it will look lovely with your eyes!"

They looked to see Sam's mom in the window holding up a frilly dress. Danny, Sam, and Tucker stared at in in horror as they tried to determine who in their right mind would ever wear the thing.

"What a cute dress!" Free Spirit exclaimed.

The three looked at her in shock as their jaws nearly hit the ground.

"Sam, you didn't tell me you had a new friend." said Sam's mom.

"My name is River, I just moved here." Free Spirit said for what seemed like the millionth time, "I met Sam at school yesterday."

"Speaking of school, we'd better get going! Don't want to be late!" said Sam hastily as she ran off. Danny, Tucker, and Free Spirit followed right behind her.

Sam's mom watched them run off towards the school. Her husband walked up beside her.

"You couldn't get her to wear it?" he asked, already knowing the answer.

She smiled. "I think I'll wait a few days. That new friend of hers may be just the good influence she needs."